Given our general reliance on something called “food” you’d think the issue of pollination — and its general decline — might be higher up the world’s agenda. Over 80% of crops require insect ...

Contacts for media: Emily Gowdey-Backus, Emily_GowdeyBackus@uml.edu and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass ...

Discover the rare beauty of a yellow dragon fruit flower captured open in the morning—a special sight since these flowers ...

When you think of a honey bee, you likely first associate it with, well, honey — but if you’ve ever eaten an apple or had a cup of coffee, you’ve benefited from a honey bee, too. Over one-third of the ...

Hives of bees are being allowed refuge on city-owned property thanks to a “licensing agreement” that dates back to 2017. On Tuesday, the Woodland City Council will be asked to continue that agreement ...

LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass Lowell scientist has simulated the buzz of a bee in a microrobot. UMass Lowell’s Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of ...